Tip 6: How to write dialogue that zings
This week we’re talking dialogue: how to make your characters’ conversations enthralling, how to pack them full of tension and conflict and how to ensure each conversation works overtime!
Category: Writing: Craft
Tip 5: How to craft loveable characters
This week we’re talking characters and three simple ways to make your characters more loveable.
Tip 4: How to find your way of writing
This week we’re going to talk about how to find your writing stride, how to figure out what kind of a writer you are and how to capitalise on it.
The Importance of Stakes
Today we’re going to talk about stakes, which in short is the bad stuff that’s going to happen to your character if they don’t achieve their goal (or if they … Continue reading The Importance of Stakes
How flashforwards can make your characters more loveable
A look at the movie Arrival from the lens of narrative structure and empathy: how can we play with narrative structure to increase character/reader empathy? How does Arrival do it, and how does it work so well?
Build Your Own Free Creative Writing Course Part 1: Description
So I did a post the other week on whether or not you should study a Creative Writing MA (or slightly longer ago now, I’ve moved house and started working … Continue reading Build Your Own Free Creative Writing Course Part 1: Description
Why Symbolism is Beautiful (And Why You Should Be Using It)
Way back at the beginning of term (I’m in the Transnational Creative Writing Masters Programme at Stockholm University) we had an awesome workshop from Cassie Gonzales. She was talking about … Continue reading Why Symbolism is Beautiful (And Why You Should Be Using It)
Why I’ve Moved From Team Pantser to Team Plotter
There’s an age old debate amongst writers: do you plan, or do you pants? To plan or not to plan… that is the question – Definitely Not Shakespeare Well, I was firmly … Continue reading Why I’ve Moved From Team Pantser to Team Plotter
Writing When You Don’t Want To Write
In a previous post, we looked at the difference between writers and non-writers. A writer is anyone who puts pen to paper (or more likely, fingertip to key) and gets … Continue reading Writing When You Don’t Want To Write
Problems with Writing: Characterisation
So a few weeks ago I submitted a piece of writing to The New Yorker. I had been working on it for a while and this means that the editing process … Continue reading Problems with Writing: Characterisation
Sophie Writes 